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Long before Tesla or the Leaf, this Nissan electric car claimed a 155-mile range

Green Car Reports

While we widely think of the General Motors EV1—or its preceding Impact concept car—as starting the era of the electric car. But there were others in that era, that followed a similar formula and might have potentially come to market earlier. One of them came from Nissan.

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This American hybrid concept faced spiking gas prices with six wheels

Green Car Reports

Long before the Toyota Prius and the GM EV1 were conceived, an U.S. company not otherwise known for making cars showed a most unusual vehicle possibly described as a progenitor of plug-in hybrids. The company was Briggs & Stratton. And the car, first shown on the heels of the 1979 oil crisis and simply called the Hybrid, had six wheels.

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Here are 10 of the electric vehicles GM might (or will) build on its Ultrium foundation

Green Car Reports

Under its Design Dome, part of its Warren Tech Center and where concept cars have been prepared and vehicles—even like the EV1—have been designed and developed since 1955, GM provided a sketch to media and investors Wednesday of how its Ultium electric propulsion strategy will take form in actual production-bound vehicles.

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Here are 10 of the electric vehicles GM might (or will) build on its Ultium foundation

Green Car Reports

Under its Design Dome, part of its Warren Tech Center and where concept cars have been prepared and vehicles—even like the EV1—have been designed and developed since 1955, GM provided a sketch to media and investors Wednesday of how its Ultium electric propulsion strategy will take form in actual production-bound vehicles.

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Event: “Building an Electric Future” at the Petersen

Clean Fleet Report

1996 General Motors EV1. 2016 Faraday Future FFZero concept. 2016 Faraday Future FFZero concept. 2016 Faraday Future FFZero Concept. 2016 Faraday Future FFZero concept. 2016 Faraday Future FFZero concept. 2016 Faraday Future FFZero Concept. 2018 Fisker Emotion Concept. Electricar. Unknown hp.

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AeroVironment wins $8.8M contract for electric ground support equipment fast charge systems at Sea-Tac

Green Car Congress

The technology behind its electric vehicle charging solutions emerged after AeroVironment’s substantial contributions to the development of the GM Impact, the concept car for General Motors’ EV1.

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Volkswagen XL1 Diesel Plug-In Hybrid: Live Photos From Geneva

Green Car Reports

Will this be the car that finally makes the ultra-aerodynamic and futuristic GM EV1 electric car look old-fashioned? The ultra-streamlined XL1 was first shown as a concept.

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